Peter Gelb

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News about Peter Gelb, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 30, 2014

Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column describes labor troubles facing Metropolitan Opera and its general manager Peter Gelb; observes that unions have personalized the fight, sniping at Gelb and expensive productions that fell short, while Gelb is sticking to bottom line of unsustainable labor costs; notes that Met is hurtling toward labor lockout. MORE

Jul. 30, 2014

Metropolitan Opera is facing one of its worst labor crises in years, with general manager Peter Gelb threatening to lock out orchestra, chorus and workers if they do not agree to new contract; conflict reflects opera's history of labor disputes, many of which left scars that lasted long after agreements were reached. MORE

Jul. 24, 2014

Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb warns company's orchestra, chorus, stagehands and other workers to prepare for lockout if no contract is reached within week; several unions bitterly denounce warning, marking urgent new turn in confrontation over planned cuts to pay and benefits. MORE

Jun. 20, 2014

Labor dispute at Metropolitan Opera heats up as musicians in orchestra, who are being asked to accept pay and benefit cuts, send letters to company's board questioning organization's artistic and financial stewardship under general manager Peter Gelb. MORE

Jun. 20, 2014

Editorial criticizes Metropolitan Opera's decision to cancel plans to broadcast The Death of Klinghoffer live in movie theaters around the world; notes that Met's general manager Peter Gelb is defending decision in light of rising anti-Semitism, particularly in Europe, but urges Gelb to stand up to pressure to cancel performances altogether. MORE

Jun. 17, 2014

Metropolitan Opera reports in tax filing that general manager Peter Gelb earned total of $1.8 million in pay and benefits in 2012, but has since taken pay cut; disclosure comes as Met is seeking concessions from its workers amid tough labor talks. MORE

Jan. 18, 2014

Peter Gelb, Metropolitan Opera’s general manager, announces that he will replace Joseph Volpe as lead negotiator with the Met’s 16 unions; some union officials express concern that change could be harbinger of contentious round of talks. MORE

Oct. 6, 2013

Workspace column; Peter Gelb, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, has a ground-floor office that is used for daytime meetings and evening receptions. MORE

Mar. 24, 2013

Peter Gelb, general manager of Metropolitan Opera, is struggling to guide the company successfully into digital age and attract a broader audience amidst growing criticism over his latest productions. MORE

Mar. 15, 2013

Anthony Tommasini notes that Peter Gelb, Metropolitan Opera's chief, may be right when he observed that the house's decline in attendance is due to the company's high-definition broadcasts in movie theaters. MORE

Sep. 9, 2012

Thomas Ades' opera The Tempest, directed by Robert Lepage, is one of the few new productions by living composers debuting at the Metropolitan Opera during Peter Gelb's tenure as general manager. MORE

Apr. 4, 2012

Anthony Tommasini notes that Peter Gelb has been both praised and criticized for the daring artistic choices he has made as general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, including the elaborate mechanical set produced for Wagner's Ring Cycle. MORE

Nov. 27, 2011

Metropolitan Opera's general manager Peter Gelb's spotty performance as de facto director of new productions indicates that it may be time for him to relinquish the role; Metropolitan Opera may benefit from trying an unusual, but not entirely unprecedented experiment of hiring a full-time director to take over the responsibilities. MORE

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The weather forecasts were alarming, but in the end it was the decision by city and state officials to shut down virtually all means of transportation in New York City at 11 p.m. that forced officials at the Metropolitan Opera reluctantly to call off...

August 7, 2014, Thursday

The Metropolitan Opera, which is in the midst of tense labor negotiations that are threatening the coming season, said in a financial disclosure filing last week that its deficit in the fiscal year that ended July 31 would be “significantly...